Sarai and Hagar

1 Now aSarai°, Abram’s° wife° had borne° him no° [children], and she had ban Egyptian° maid° whose name° was Hagar°.
2 So Sarai° said° to Abram°, “Now° behold°, the LORD° has prevented° me from bearing° [children]. aPlease° go° in to my maid°; perhaps° I will Iobtain° children° through° her.” And Abram° listened° to the voice° of Sarai°.
3 After° Abram° had Ilived°aten° years° in the land° of Canaan°, Abram’s° wife° Sarai° took° Hagar° the Egyptian°, her maid°, and gave° her to her husband° Abram° as his wife°.
4 He went° in to Hagar°, and she conceived°; and when she saw° that she had conceived°, her mistress° was despised° in her sight°.
5 And Sarai° said° to Abram°, “aMay the wrong° done me be upon you. I gave° my maid° into your Iarms°, but when she saw° that she had conceived°, I was despised° in her IIsight°. bMay the LORD° judge° between°IIIyou and me.”
6 But Abram° said° to Sarai°, “Behold°, your maid° is in your Ipower°; do° to her what° is good° in your IIsight°.” So Sarai° treated° her harshly°, and ashe fled° from her presence°.

7 ¶ Now athe angel° of the LORD° found° her by a spring° of water° in the wilderness°, by the spring° on the way° to bShur°.
8 He said°, “Hagar°, Sarai’s° maid°, awhere°° have you come° from and where° are you going°?” And she said°, “I am fleeing° from the presence° of my mistress° Sarai°.”
9 Then the angel° of the LORD° said° to her, “Return° to your mistress°, and submit° yourself Ito her authority°.”
10 Moreover, the aangel° of the LORD° said° to her, “bI will greatly° multiply° your Idescendants° so that IIthey will be too° many° to count°.”
11 The angel° of the LORD° said° to her further, “Behold°, you are with child°, And you will bear° a son°; And you shall call° his name°IIshmael°, Because°athe LORD°IIhas given° heed° to your affliction°.
12 “He will be a awild° donkey° of a man°, His hand° [will be] against everyone°, And everyone’s° hand° [will be] against him; And he will Ilive°IIbto the east° of all° his brothers°.”
13 Then she called° the name° of the LORD° who spoke° to her, “IYou are IIa God° who° sees°”; for she said°, “aHave I even°IIIremained° alive° here° after° seeing° Him?”
14 Therefore°° the well° was called°IBeer-lahai-roi°; behold°, it is between°aKadesh° and Bered°.

Sarai, being barren, giveth Hagar to Abram.

1 ¶ Now Saraiº Abram'sº wifeº bare¹ª him no¹ children:ºª² and she had an handmaid,º an Egyptian,º whose nameº [was] Hagar.º2 And Saraiº saidºª unto² Abram,º Behold² now,² the LORDº hath restrained² me¹ª from bearing:ºª² I pray thee,² go inºª unto² my maid;º it may¹ be² that I may obtain childrenºª by² her. And Abramº hearkenedºª to the voiceº of Sarai.º3 And Saraiº Abram'sº wifeº tookºª² Hagarº her maidº the Egyptian,º afterº² Abramº had dweltºª tenº yearsº in the landº of Canaan,º and gaveºª her to her husbandº Abramº to be his wife.º

4 ¶ And he went inºª unto² Hagar,º and she conceived:ºª and when she sawºª that² she had conceived,ºª her mistressº was despisedºª in her eyes.º5 And Saraiº saidºª unto² Abram,º My wrongº [be] upon² thee: I² have givenºª my maidº into thy bosom;º and when she sawºª that² she had conceived,ºª I was despisedºª in her eyes:º the LORDº judgeºª between² me and thee.

An angel sendeth her back to submit herself,

7 ¶ And the angelº of the LORDº found² her¹ª by² a fountainº of waterº in the wilderness,º by² the fountainº in the wayº to Shur.º8 And he said,ºª Hagar,º Sarai'sº maid,º whenceº²² camest² thou?¹ª and whither² wilt thou go?¹ª² And she said,ºª I² fleeºª from the faceº² of my mistressº Sarai.º9 And the angelº of the LORDº saidºª unto her, Returnºª to² thy mistress,º and submit¹ª thyself² under² her hands.º10 And the angelº of the LORDº saidºª unto her, I will multiply¹ª thy seed¹ exceedingly,ºª²² that it shall not² be numberedºª for multitude.º²

and telleth her of her child.

11 And the angelº of the LORDº saidºª unto her, Behold,º thou [art] with child,º and shalt bearºª a son,º and shalt callºª his nameº Ishmael;º because² the LORDº hath heardºª² thy affliction.º12 And he² will be² a wildº man;º his handº [will be] against every man,² and every man's² handº against him; and he shall dwellºª in the presenceº² of all² his brethren.º13 And she calledºª the nameº of the LORDº that spakeºª unto² her, Thou² Godº seest² me:¹ for² she said,ºª Have I also² hereº lookedºª after² him¹ that seeth² me?¹14 Wherefore²² the wellº was calledºª Beerlahairoi;º¹ behold,² [it is] between² Kadeshº and Bered.º